A: The answer is MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching): http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
It is free and open online teaching community.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Q: I've been looking for more flexible and easy to customize LMS for our online classes? What are the most competitive solutions on a market right now?
A: After attending the 4th Annual QM (Quality Matters) Conference on Quality Assurance in Online Learning Program I would look closer at products like Canvas: http://www.instructure.com/
http://www.instructure.com/higher-education
Also SoftChalk offers solutions for eLearning initiatives: http://softchalk.com/
http://www.instructure.com/higher-education
Also SoftChalk offers solutions for eLearning initiatives: http://softchalk.com/
Q: I am new to teaching online. What resources would you recommend to start with?
A: Welcome to Online teaching community! Explore the articles here: http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/
It will help you to "make the jump to online education".
It will help you to "make the jump to online education".
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Q: Do you have any examples on how to do storyboard for educational video?
A: See techniques recommended for story-boarding below.
Storyboard the Simpsons way: http://www.animationmeat.com/ pdf/televisionanimation/ strybrd_the_simpsonsway.pdf
Example of the school district template: http://schools. shorelineschools.org/home_ education/Forms/Video% 20Storyboard.pdf
Example of Educational Video Storyboard: https://sites.google.com/site/ heidiedtec541/educational- video-storyboard
Examples of a movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch? feature=player_embedded&v= FOKJk-7K9gY
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?landing_page=General+Teacher+Videos+Landing+Page&gclid=COa005Pw07ICFQWCQgod4lUAtQ
Power Point for story-boarding: http://www.joedeegan.com/ educational-video-storyboard- ed-tech-561/
Storyboard: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=pWPjjoOFIu8
Free storyboard software: http://www.atomiclearning.com/ storyboardpro
Storyboard the Simpsons way: http://www.animationmeat.com/
Example of the school district template: http://schools.
Example of Educational Video Storyboard: https://sites.google.com/site/
Examples of a movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos?landing_page=General+Teacher+Videos+Landing+Page&gclid=COa005Pw07ICFQWCQgod4lUAtQ
Power Point for story-boarding: http://www.joedeegan.com/
Storyboard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Free storyboard software: http://www.atomiclearning.com/
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Q: How college education could be transformed through technology?
A: Look at the recent interview with Bill Gates with The Chronicle about his foundation's vision and approach in shaping higher education today:
http://chronicle.com/article/A-Conversation-With-Bill-Gates/132591/
http://chronicle.com/article/A-Conversation-With-Bill-Gates/132591/
Q: How to maximize creativity among my students? What technology is available for that? Do you have some tips to share?
A: I just came across the article "Your creative brain at work" by Evangelia G. Chrisikou. You can read the original at
Educational technology is here to engage your students in a conversation about creativity and innovation. I used VoiceThread tool to create it: http://voicethread.com/
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).
Scientific American Mind 23, 24 - 31 (2012) Published online: 7 June 2012
or check my presentation about the tips to maximize your creativity based on this article:
http://asuonline.voicethread.com/share/3283120/Educational technology is here to engage your students in a conversation about creativity and innovation. I used VoiceThread tool to create it: http://voicethread.com/
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).
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